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Coastal defences of Ceylon during World War II
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The following is a List of Coastal Batteries in Ceylon and Territories during World War II. The main threat came early in the war from German raiders and threat of Japanese raids or invasion, and hence all available ordnance was pressed into service, including some obsolete guns and field guns adapted for coast defence. Colombo Colombo Harbour was the largest commercial port in the island and capital. * Battenburg Battery - 2 x 9.2 inch Mk X guns * Galle Face Battery * Klippenburg Battery * Guard Battery * Enkhuysen Battery Trincomalee Trincomalee was the home port of the Eastern Fleet of the Royal Navy and a Royal Navy Dockyard, RND Trincomalee. * Fort Fredrick * Fort Ostenburg * Wellesey Batery (Great Sober Island) * Flagstaff Battery * Regent's Battery Seychelles Cocos Islands * Horsburgh Island Batter Legacy See Also
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